The last day of the year was approaching. Tae Seo, who had been ignoring all sorts of yearend gatherings to focus only on his work, held his head.
The headache had started again. The bottle of sparkling water he usually drank when he had a headache was already empty.
“May I ask why you don’t take headache medicine?”
“I don’t take medicine without a prescription.”
“Ah, I see.”
Even if he had a prescription from a hospital, Tae Seo didn’t usually take medicine. Medication brought back dark and terrifying memories from his childhood.
Tae Seo placed the ice pack that Director Jang had handed him from his neat forehead to his prominent nose bridge and closed his eyes. It was when the hesitant Director Jang was about to leave the office so Tae Seo could rest.
“Has there been any contact?”
Perhaps due to fatigue, the tone of his question was dragging. At Tae Seo’s somewhat stifled voice, Director Jang started to recite who had contacted Tae Seo today.
“There were three calls from Jo Yu Ri. And from the representative of J Planning…”
“…Not that.”
His voice was, as I thought, full of disappointment. Tae Seo found it amusing that he had been so confident that Jae In would show up in front of him.
It hadn’t even been a week since he had had a meal with Jae In and said goodbye. The man who had been arrogant and confident during that time had changed. He was waiting with a face full of anticipation, but now he was so anxious that his lips were dry.
Several times a day, he asked Director Jang if there had been any calls looking for him. Each time, the disappointed Tae Seo didn’t even try to hide his deflated shoulders.
“…If you’re talking about Yoon Jae In, you said you didn’t even give her your contact information.”
“…I did, didn’t I.”
He should have at least left his contact information. Even Cinderella left a glass slipper for the prince to find her, but on that day, Tae Seo was so immersed in Yoon Jae In that he didn’t have the sense to leave anything behind.
The regret was severe. He was the type to laugh at a single glance from Jae In, yet he drew a line between them. He unknowingly warned her to be prepared and to come at him.
What would she know about his intentions? He should have just welcomed her first and figured out her intentions later.
Had my warning scared her? But it wasn’t a warning to hide. It was a suggestion to come at him with resolve. He had no intention of hurting her even if she did come closer.
From Tae Seo’s perspective, this was his last act of kindness. He didn’t know with what intent Jae In would approach him, but at that point, he didn’t care what her reason was. He had declared that once he took her hand, he had no intention of easily letting it go.
All he wanted was to completely possess her, but maybe that was too terrifying for her.
“Ha.”
Tae Seo, who had briefly laughed, put down the ice pack.
It was indeed terrifying.
When he thought about the women who approached him, showing their desire to possess him, it was horrifying. With a truly disgusted expression, Tae Seo brushed his goosebumpridden arm.
Anyway, he couldn’t wait any longer.
Having reached this conclusion, Tae Seo tapped the armrest rhythmically with his slender fingers.
“…When did you say the Kang Sun Art Center charity event was?”
“It’s the day after tomorrow, the last day of the year. I replied to the Art Center as per your instructions that you will not be attending.”
The darkness of winter arrives early. It was just past four in the afternoon, and looking at the dusky outside, Tae Seo was deep in thought. After a while, he finally lifted his head.
“There is a saying that a thirsty person digs a well.”
“Excuse me?”
“I think I need to dig a well.”
Tae Seo, having made up his mind, sparkled and shone brightly.
“Did you say someone was looking for me?”
Jae In, who had just finished her evening class, came out to the reception desk at the call of Sang Hwa. The middleaged woman waiting for Jae In was dressed in a neat suit. For some reason, Jae In did not find the wellgroomed woman unfamiliar.
“Hello, I am Hee Soo Jang, head of the secretary office at Kang Sun Construction.”
“Ah…”
Only then did Jae In realize the source of the strange feeling she had when she first saw the woman. She remembered her from the tofu soup restaurant where she saw Jo Yu Ri while dining with Sang Hwa, the secretary who had been by Tae Seo’s side.
Looking at the business card handed over by Director Jang, Jae In took a deep breath. It was undoubtedly sent by the man who had been scattering her thoughts over the past few days.
“I apologize for coming unannounced. I came because there is something I needed to deliver.”
After a moment of hesitation, Jae In signaled to Sang Hwa and then led Director Jang to a small consultation room next to the desk.
“What can I get you for a drink…”
“Water will be fine.”
Jae In took out two bottles of water from the refrigerator and placed them on the table.
“What is it that you wanted to deliver?”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
